The E-Sylum: Volume 8, Number 11, March 13, 2005, Article 6
LITTLE ANT HILLS
[Some people start complaining about a new design before
it's even finished. The following is from an article published
March 9th. -Editor]
"The U.S. Mint will release Colorado's state quarter in 2006,
but it's still not certain what it will look like.
The five designs that are being considered were unveiled
Wednesday in a special ceremony at the state Capitol."
Barb McTurk, a former superintendent at Denver's Mint,
unsuccessfully fought for a Western artist to be appointed to
the project, fearing Easterners wouldn't understand their
request for "majestic mountains." Frances Owens admitted
the first designs shipped back were a little disappointing.
"We really did have little ant hills," she said.
The designs went back and forth several times before the
commission was satisfied."
"Each of the five designs incorporates the Rocky Mountains,
and includes the banner, "Colorado 1876."
One design features Mesa Verde’s famous Cliff Palace,
another has a visual of Pikes Peak with a miner's pick and
shovel, while a third includes an alpine soldier with the words
"Birthplace of the 10th Mountain Division." The other two
designs have rugged mountain backdrops -- one with the
inscription "Colorful Colorado," and the other with columbine
flower over the words "The Centennial State."
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